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Transportation Enhancement Activities Expanding transportation choices, increasing recreation opportunity and access, revitalizing economies.

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Transportation Enhancement Activities

Transportation Enhancement Activities

Expanding transportation choices, increasing

recreation opportunity and access, revitalizing

economies.

Expanding transportation choices, increasing

recreation opportunity and access, revitalizing

economies.

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Transportation EnhancementsTransportation Enhancements

• 12 eligible categories for projects that relate to surface transportation.

• Funds are 10% of STP (including Equity Bonus thru STP): about $800 million per year.

• Federal share is 80% (with sliding scale).

• 12 eligible categories for projects that relate to surface transportation.

• Funds are 10% of STP (including Equity Bonus thru STP): about $800 million per year.

• Federal share is 80% (with sliding scale).

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Transportation Enhancement Activities

Transportation Enhancement Activities

Eligible Activities• Pedestrian and bicycle

facilities.• Pedestrian and bicyclist

education.• Acquisition of scenic or

historic easements or sites.

• Scenic or historic highway programs including tourist and welcome centers.

Eligible Activities• Pedestrian and bicycle

facilities.• Pedestrian and bicyclist

education.• Acquisition of scenic or

historic easements or sites.

• Scenic or historic highway programs including tourist and welcome centers.

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Eligible TE ActivitiesEligible TE Activities

• Landscaping and scenic beautification• Historic preservation• Rehabilitation and operation of

historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities (including historic railroad facilities and canals)

• Preservation of abandoned railway corridors: Rails-to-Trails.

• Landscaping and scenic beautification• Historic preservation• Rehabilitation and operation of

historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities (including historic railroad facilities and canals)

• Preservation of abandoned railway corridors: Rails-to-Trails.

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Eligible TE ActivitiesEligible TE Activities

• Inventory, control, and removal of outdoor advertising.

• Archaeological planning and research.• Environmental mitigation for water

pollution from highway runoff, and to reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality and maintain habitat connectivity.

• Transportation museums.

• Inventory, control, and removal of outdoor advertising.

• Archaeological planning and research.• Environmental mitigation for water

pollution from highway runoff, and to reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality and maintain habitat connectivity.

• Transportation museums.

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Who to call?Who to call?• Each State has its own TE process.• Contact your State DOT

Transportation Enhancement Program Manager: see www.enhancements.org.

• States are encouraged to use qualified youth service and conservation corps.

• Repeat: TE projects must relate to surface transportation.

• Each State has its own TE process.• Contact your State DOT

Transportation Enhancement Program Manager: see www.enhancements.org.

• States are encouraged to use qualified youth service and conservation corps.

• Repeat: TE projects must relate to surface transportation.

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For more information:For more information:State TE Manager contacts:

www.enhancements.org• National TE oversight:

Christopher DouwesTrails and Enhancements Program

[email protected]; fax 202-366-3409

State TE Manager contacts: www.enhancements.org

• National TE oversight:Christopher DouwesTrails and Enhancements Program

[email protected]; fax 202-366-3409